This past week, I’ve have had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on a few...
This past week, I’ve have had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on a few of my favorite websites: The Sweet Setup and How To Hold A Pencil.On The Sweet Setup, I had the opportunity to share a...
View ArticleOn being a nonpartisan political web developer
On phone calls, prospective clients often try to find out my political affiliation. Am I a Republican? A Democrat? Which neat little box do I fit into? They rarely ask outright — mind you — but they...
View ArticleGrok 2014
Sometimes my work can be really lonely. I spent most of my days sitting alone in my home office, in front of my computer, building things for people hundreds or thousands of miles away that I’ve never...
View ArticleFreelancing On Purpose
“I’m not a businesman. I’m a business, man.” —Jay-ZMost people, when I tell them I’m a freelancer, react with some degree of confusion. They don’t know what it means. Am I between jobs? Looking for...
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Today, I launched a refreshed version of my personal website /...
Today, I launched a refreshed version of my personal website / portfolio. I’d like to tell you a bit about it.Why redesign at all?As my friend Shawn Blanc once said, “a man buys something for two...
View ArticleSix months of freelancing
As of today, I have been freelancing for six months. Going into this adventure — and it has been an adventure — I wasn’t sure I’d even make it a month, so this is a huge deal. In the past six months...
View ArticleOn Growing & Shopify Themes
I’ve heard it said that the day you stop learning new things is the day you start to die. And I’m not ready to die any time soon.For the past eighteen months, I have worked full time on NationBuilder:...
View ArticleShopify Theme Design Referrals
Yesterday, I shared that I’d be expanding my freelance web design business to include custom Shopify themes. Today, I’m offering you a chance to earn some cash as a result.See, I have a bit of a...
View ArticleOne account. All of Google.
If you had asked me a few years ago whether I’d be interested in buying an Android device, I’d have laughed at you. I mean that literally: I would have laughed aloud. And yet, that’s exactly what I did...
View ArticleAdvice for a new(ish) designer
This past week, I got an email from a new(ish) designer looking for some advice on getting started in the field, what to expect, that sort of thing. Of course I answered it (I try to respond to every...
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Scheduling myself
The other day, Jessica Hische shared some reflections on how her schedule (or lack thereof) has been affecting her work. This has been on my mind for a while as well, and her post finally prompted me...
View ArticleJoining Really Good Emails
For a long while now, I’ve been searching for a good side project — something engaging, fun, and that would help me grow professionally. I finally found it in Really Good Emails (RGE), and today I’m...
View ArticleGoogle Bookmarks Manager
Google Bookmarks Manager: Today, Google released a much updated Bookmarks Manager for Chrome. It features a whole new user interface, much improved search, and generally much greater usability than the...
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Earlier this month, I had the chance to be a part of the fifth...
Earlier this month, I had the chance to be a part of the fifth and final Brooklyn Beta. I’ve been wanting to go for years, but my desk job has always prevented me from making the trip. I’m incredibly...
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Earlier today, I came across a set of truly inspiring...
Earlier today, I came across a set of truly inspiring photographs from the Civil Rights Era. They were highlighting some amazing use of typography in a protest campaign, but I saw them for something...
View ArticleAnnouncing my community organizing podcast
For the past few months, I’ve published a weekly newsletter full of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of NationBuilder’s community organizing platform. It’s been really fun for me to work...
View ArticleThis morning, I had the chance to watch this talk by Matt...
This morning, I had the chance to watch this talk by Matt Ipcar of Blue State Digital, on the process behind designing President Obama’s 2012 branding. I really enjoyed it.Specifically, he shared a few...
View ArticleI wear my love for Baltimore on my sleeve. I mean that...
I wear my love for Baltimore on my sleeve. I mean that literally: I have a tattoo sleeve of iconic Baltimore and Maryland imagery. And when I travel to conferences, it’s one of the first things that...
View ArticleHow a Republican can win the 2016 Maryland Senate race
Senator Barbara Mikulski’s announcement earlier this month that she would be retiring after thirty-years in the Senate has set of a flurry of political activity in Maryland. Still twenty months away,...
View ArticleFive Albums for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is a special day for me. I’m not much for the “drink until you collapse” scene; no, for me St. Patrick’s Day is about remembering my family’s Irish ancestry through prayer, food, and...
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